How often do we judge the health of a church by its attendance?
People know you as the office expert, but you know the role goes much deeper. Success for you is about empowering your leaders with the data and administrative support they need to understand how people are being cared for and how God is moving in your ministry.
Jenni Catron recently featured an interview on her blog with Heather Zempel about her new book on small group ministry aptly titled Community Is Messy.
Church Community Builder is really excited about our partnership with Tony Morgan. We’ve been encouraged by the number of people in ministry, Tony included, who share our common vision. In a recent blog post, Tony went back to the basics regarding assimilation and unpacked the importance of having a flawless system.
A little less than two years ago, my wife and I were inspired by the book Tangible Kingdom to start a small group with a few of the friends and neighbors we "do life" with most consistently. Our hope was to create a venue where these friends could go deeper with each other and get beyond the day-to-day posing that most of us do in our relationships. This is a group of people who are not necessarily Christ Followers but they seek greater meaning in their lives. The group was a challenge at first. We had to overcome a variety of obstacles from lack of commitment to lack of integrity. At times, we wanted to throw in the towel and, occasionally, we still do!